2010s Baby Names

17,532 names were given to children in the United States between 2010 and 2019, ranked below by how many.

A name's place is its total across those ten years. Names that appear in only some of the decade say so, because a name recorded once is a different fact from one recorded every year.

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#282
Jaden Jaden is a modern American name with a genuine biblical original behind it — Jadon appears once in Nehemiah, as a man who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and almost nothing else is known of him.
26,077 in the 2010s
#283
Kaleb Kaleb respells Caleb, and the Hebrew reads as dog — which was not an insult but a claim of loyalty, since Caleb is one of only two spies who trusted the report on Canaan.
26,068 in the 2010s
#285
Joel Joel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin that joins two names for God, and the prophet's book supplied the line quoted at Pentecost.
25,889 in the 2010s
#287
Bennett Bennett is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "blessed," the medieval English form of Benedict, from benedictus.
25,804 in the 2010s
#288
Kingston Kingston is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "the king's settlement."
25,770 in the 2010s
#289
Bryan Bryan is a boy's name of Irish origin whose meaning is unsettled — noble and high are both proposed.
25,738 in the 2010s
#290
Aidan Aidan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little fire," from Aodh, the name of a fire god.
25,733 in the 2010s
#292
Luca Luca is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Italian form of Luke.
25,697 in the 2010s
#293
Jesse Jesse is a name of Hebrew origin whose meaning is debated.
25,666 in the 2010s
#295
Patrick Patrick is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "nobleman."
25,322 in the 2010s
#296
Emmanuel Emmanuel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is with us."
25,300 in the 2010s
#297
Edward Edward is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "wealthy guardian."
25,268 in the 2010s
#298
Preston Preston means the priest's settlement — land held by the church rather than by a lord, which is why so many English places carry the name.
25,230 in the 2010s
#300
Alejandro Alejandro is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of mankind."
25,057 in the 2010s
#302
Jayce Jayce is a boy's name of modern American coinage, a respelling of Jason or a stretched form of Jay.
24,973 in the 2010s
#303
Colin Colin has two entirely separate origins — a French pet form of Nicolas, and the Scottish Gaelic Cailean.
24,732 in the 2010s
#304
Malachi Malachi is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my messenger."
24,685 in the 2010s
#305
Kyle Kyle is a boy's name of Scottish Gaelic origin meaning "narrow strait," taken from a district of Ayrshire.
24,666 in the 2010s
#306
Kaden Kaden is a modern American coinage rather than an inherited name — it belongs to the rhyming set with Aiden, Jaden and Brayden, and the Arabic and Welsh origins offered for it were attached afterwards.
24,660 in the 2010s
#310
Alan Alan is a boy's name of Breton origin whose meaning has never been established.
24,266 in the 2010s
#312
Ryker Ryker is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "rich" or "powerful."
24,220 in the 2010s
#313
Marcus Marcus is a boy's name of Latin origin most likely meaning "of Mars," and it was one of only about eighteen first names Roman men used.
24,163 in the 2010s
#314
Brian Brian is a boy's name of Irish origin whose meaning is unsettled — noble and high are both proposed, and neither is secure.
24,141 in the 2010s
#317
Grant Grant means tall or large, from a Norman French nickname — and it has nothing to do with granting or giving, which is a different word that arrived in English by a separate route.
23,783 in the 2010s
#320
Abel Abel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "breath" or "vapour."
23,596 in the 2010s
#321
Jeremy Jeremy is a boy's name, the medieval English form of Jeremiah, from a Hebrew name generally read as God will exalt.
23,571 in the 2010s
#325
Calvin Calvin is a boy's name of French origin meaning "little bald one," from the Latin calvus, bald.
23,105 in the 2010s
#328
Brantley
22,811 in the 2010s
#332
Caden Caden is a boy's name of modern American coinage with no documented origin.
22,593 in the 2010s
#336
Oscar Oscar is a boy's name with two competing origins: the Irish os, deer, plus cara, friend, giving "deer lover," or the Old Norse Ásgeirr, meaning "god's spear."
22,270 in the 2010s
#338
Abraham Abraham is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "father of many."
22,252 in the 2010s
#339
Brady Brady means descendant of Brádach, an Irish byname whose own meaning is not settled — spirited, large-chested and broad-eyed are all proposed, and none is established.
22,125 in the 2010s
#342
Sean Sean is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "God is gracious," the Irish form of John by way of Norman French.
21,606 in the 2010s
#344
Jake Jake is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter," a short form of Jacob that became a name in its own right.
21,426 in the 2010s
#346
Tucker Tucker is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "cloth fuller."
21,397 in the 2010s
#348
Nicolas Nicolas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people."
21,221 in the 2010s
#350
Mark Mark is a boy's name of Latin origin, most likely meaning "of Mars," borne by the evangelist who wrote the earliest gospel.
21,128 in the 2010s
#353
Zion Zion is a name of Hebrew origin naming the hill in Jerusalem, and by extension the city and the promised land itself.
21,002 in the 2010s
#355
Amir Amir is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "prince" or "commander," from amara, to command.
20,646 in the 2010s
#358
Bradley Bradley is a boy's name from an English place name meaning broad meadow.
20,535 in the 2010s
#359
Cayden Cayden charts in all seven markets and has no etymology at all — it belongs to the -aiden rhyming family invented in America in the 1990s, alongside Kaiden which is written up separately here.
20,472 in the 2010s
#360
King King is a boy's name taken from the English title, from the Old English cyning.
20,465 in the 2010s
#361
Gael Gael is a boy's name meaning a Gaelic person — a speaker of Irish, Scottish Gaelic or Manx.
20,414 in the 2010s
#363
Kenneth Kenneth is a boy's name anglicizing two separate Gaelic names, one meaning born of fire and one meaning handsome.
20,230 in the 2010s
#374
Xander Xander is a boy's name, a short form of Alexander meaning defender of men.
19,351 in the 2010s
#375
Graham Graham is a boy's name of English origin meaning "gravelly homestead," from Grantham in Lincolnshire.
19,329 in the 2010s
#378
Paul Paul is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "small" or "humble," borne by the apostle whose letters shaped Christian doctrine.
19,030 in the 2010s
#382
Peter Peter is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "rock."
18,725 in the 2010s

What Made a 2010s Name

Children in the United States were registered with it between 2010 and 2019. A name's position here is how many of them were.

Why Some Names Only Cover Part of the Decade

A name that appears in three of the ten years either arrived partway through or faded out — and either is more interesting than the total on its own. The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.

Where to Go Next

Open any name to see its full curve — most of these have a hundred and forty years of it. Or compare the ends of the same measurement: the most popular names now and the rarest.